Hello, Mauven Here. The NCSC Just Confirmed the Attacks Aren't Slowing Down
The NCSC dealt with 204 nationally significant attacks last year. Richard Horne says the rate hasn't slowed down.
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Microsoft Calls It Information Disclosure. The Rest of Us Call It MFA Bypass.
Microsoft calls CVE-2026-41615 information disclosure. It is an MFA bypass. The Authenticator app leaks work account tokens after one user tap.
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What The NCSC Has Been Telling You About BitLocker For Years
The NCSC's Windows guidance has recommended TPM plus PIN for years. Most UK organisations ignored it. YellowKey just changed what that decision costs.
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43% Breached and Nobody Is Surprised: What the DSIT Survey Really Tells Us About UK Business Security
43% of UK businesses breached. Revenue impact doubled. Board engagement finally rising. Mauven MacLeod reads between the lines of the DSIT survey.
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Concern Is Not a Control: Why UK Small Business Cyber Hygiene Went Backwards While Awareness Went Up
Awareness went up. Risk assessments went down. Continuity plans dropped 9 points. If concern was a control, the survey numbers would look very different.
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A Black Box with Flashy Lights: The NCSC's SilentGlass and the Question Nobody Is Asking
NCSC's SilentGlass is technically sound government kit, now available commercially. But if you're still fighting phishing, it's probably not your next purchase.
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How AI Is Changing State-Sponsored Cyber Threats for UK SMBs
State-sponsored attackers are reaching small businesses through the systems they already rely on. Here is how to spot it and respond.
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April 2026 Patch Tuesday: 167 CVEs, Two Zero-Days, and a Deadline You Cannot Afford to Miss
167 CVEs. Two zero-days. One SharePoint flaw needs no password to exploit. April 2026 Patch Tuesday demands your attention today, not next week.
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Red Canary's March 2026 Threat Report: What UK Small Businesses Need to Do This Week
Paste-and-run is now the dominant attack method. Mac is not safe. Vidar is back. Red Canary's March data, translated into steps you can actually take.
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Unsupported Software and UK GDPR: The Compliance Risk You Cannot Ignore
Article 32 of UK GDPR requires 'appropriate technical measures' to protect personal data. Running unpatched, out-of-support software is very difficult to defend as appropriate.
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